The Department of Defense announced Thursday that soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team on Fort Stewart are headed to Germany "to enhance deterrence of Russia."

Here's the release: 

President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterrence of Russia.  

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the deployment of those 7,000 service members. The major unit in this tranche of troops is the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, said a senior defense official speaking on background.  

Enabling units will also deploy. The troops will be going to Germany "to reassure NATO allies, deter Russian aggression and to be prepared to support a range of other requirements in the region," the official said.   

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